Toy aeroplane-projectile



R. L. PRRISH.- TOY AEHOPLANE PROJECTILE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5. 1921.

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Application led February 5, 1921.

To all whom it may concer/n.

Be it known that l, ROBERT L. PARRISH, a citizen of the United States, residing at The Dalles, in the county of Wasco, State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful improvements 'in Toy Aeroplane-Projectiles; and l do hereby declare the follo-wing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use' the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in projectiles and particularly to toy projectiles to be thrown from toy catapult guns.4

@ne object of the invention is to provide a projectile in the form of an aeroplane and of such construction that the force exerted by the gunwill beexpended against the aperly fly through the air. A 4 ther objects and advantages will be api parent from the following description when drawing.

taken in connection with the accompanying ln the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the projectile and the vgun used in connection therewith.

F ig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal central sectional view through the gun withthe projectile therein, to show the portion of the projectile which is disposed within the barrel of the gun.

Referring particularly tothe accompanying drawing, 10 represents a catapult gun havin the barrel 11 and the projectile throwing member therein. .Within the inner end of the barrel is a leaf spring 12, the inner end of which is bent downwardly at 13 to form a shoulder, to hold the member 11 against the force of the rubber 14. u This downwardly turned end of the spring is connected to the trigger 15 by the link, so that when the trigger is pulled back the spring will be iexed downwardly and the member 1l released so that the rubber will forcibly project the saine forwardly. The member 11 has a lateral projection or iingerpiece 16, which rides in a longitudinal slot 17, formed in the side of thebarrel, and by means of which the said member is moved backwardly into engagement with the shoulder of the spring.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921i.

Serial No. 442,796.

The projectile includes a l longitudinally extending block 18, to the upper face of which is secured the forward end of the longitudinal and rearwardly extending strip 19, which forms the frame of the aeroplane. Between the strip 19 and the block 18 is disposed the intermediate portion of the transversely extending sustaining plane 2O of the projectile, a reinforcing strip 21 being secured to the upper face of the forward edge portion of Said plane. Secured to the lower face of the block 18 is the forward end portion of the stick or staff of the projectile, 22, which stick or stad is inserted in the barrel of the gun, after the projecting member 11 has been drawn back and engaged with the shoulder of the spring. 0n the rear end of the strip 19 is secured the balancing tail plane 22.

It will.- be noted that the rear end of the stad 21 is disposed directly below the forward edge of the tail plane, so that when the said stad is inserted in the barrel of the gun the tail plane and the strip 19 lie on the upper face of the barrel, and the vsustaining plane is disposed forwardly of the front end of the barrel. The rod 12', of the member 11 thus lies against the rear end of the stad' 21, so that when the trigger is pulled, and the member 11 permitted to be projected forwardly by the rubber 14, said rod will forcibly drive the stadq from the barrel, and send the projectile through the air vat a high speedu The construction of the projection, with its sustaining plane and its tail plane, serve to sustain the same in the air for a great distance.` Securedto the front end of the block 18 is a weight of any suitable characterwhich serves to carry the f projectile forwardly through the air, under the impetus imparted by the rod 12', until gravity acts on the projectile and causes the same to glide toward the ground.

Particular attention is called to the construction and arrangement of the projectile parts, and especially the stad' 21, whereby when the projectile is properly disposed in the gun, the propelling force will be eX erted at the approximate central ortion of the projectile, with the result tha the projectile will sail to a greater distance, and on a more even keel, than with similar devices heretofore.

What is claimed is:

A toy projectile for a catapult gun coinprising a frame Aincluding a longitudinal ico lll@

strip, a longitudinal block disposed below portion to the lower side of the block and the forward end portion of the strip and terminating at its rear end below the forsecured thereto, a transverse sustaining ward edge of the tail plane.

piene secured between the strip and block, a ln testimony whereof l afx my signa- 5 reinforcing .strip secured to the forward edge ture in the presence of two witnesses.

oi' the sustaining plane, a, tail plane secured HUBERT L PARRXSH to the rear end of the strip, a weight carried f by the forward end of the strip and block, llitnesses:

and a stai for reception in the barrel of e Roer. L. Goon, lo catapult gun secured at its forward end W. H. WILHELM. 

